Barrow.



W. PATON.

BARROW.

APPLI'OATION FILED OUT. 21, 1907.

ms NORRIS PETERS cm. wasumavou, n. c.

Patented June 15, 1909.

UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFIQE.

WILLIAM PATON, OF GLASGOW, SCOTLAND.

B ARROW.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM PATON, a subject of the King of England, andresident of Glasgow, Scotland, have invented Improvements in andRelating to the Construction of Barrows, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention has reference to and comprises improvements in andrelating to the construction of barrows of the type used by tradesmenfor conveying goods such as sacks, boxes and packages, and by railwaycompanies for luggage, and has for its obj ect to simplify theconstruction of such barrows and to obviate the tendency of the frontplate to break off at the bend as commonly constructed.

According to common construction the front plate which projects upwardfrom the barrow body to support the articles placed thereon, is made inone flat piece with a strap or bar projecting from each end at rightangles, in a U shape, and secured to the barrow frame which is usuallyof wood. To cause the front plate to project upward, the straps or barsare bent at their junction with the front plate and breakage oftenoccurs at this bend.

In order that my invention and the manner of carrying same into effector practice may be properly understood, I have hereunto appended a sheetof illustrative drawings, in which Figures 1, 2 and 3 are side,plan andfront views respectively of an iron or steel barrow constructed inaccordance with my improvements, and Fig. 4 is a view of the front plateand its straps before being bent into shape. Fig. 5 is a side view, andFig. 6 is a plan partly broken away, illustrating the application of myimproved front plate to a wooden barrow, otherwise of ordinaryconstruction, and Fig. 7 is a view of the front plate,'straps and wheelguards, before be ing bent into shape.

Referring to these drawings :According to my improvements to obviate thebeforementioned tendency to breakage, the front plate 1, Figs. 1 to 4:,is formed in one flat piece with straps or bars 2 extending from eachend in a direction in line with the front plate 1 instead of at rightangles thereto,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. October 21, 1907.

Patented June 15, 1909.

Serial No. 398,436.

and these straps 2 are bent at right angles, or approximately so, andare secured to the frame 3 of the barrow which may be of wood, but asshown is preferably of iron or steel construction as follows :The sidebars 4 of the barrow frame, each formed at one end as a handle 5, arebent downward and upward at their other ends in V shape, and the axle 6for the wheels 7 is secured to their lowest part in any suitable manner,it may be by a staple shaped device 8 as shown in Figs. 1 to 3, passedthrough the axle 6 and secured by pins 13 or like means. The straps 2 ofthe front plate 1 are secured to the side bars 4 at the top of the frontlimb of the V bend, and to the straight part of the side bars 4 bybolting or riveting, and the side bars are connected together,preferably by undulating or equivalent bars riveted to the said bars andto one another in the center line. Small projecting guard plates 9 maybe secured over the wheels in the usual manner. Preferably the whole isconstructed of iron or steel, but wood may be employed where suitable,if desired. Sup porting legs may also be fitted to the barrow, or theymay be omitted as in the case of small varieties.

As illustrated by Figs. 5 to 7, the improved plate 10 may be applied towooden barrows in which case the straps 11 may be secured to the woodenside bars 12, and the wheel guards 9 may be in one piece with the frontplate and straps and be simply bent at right angles to the same.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent is 1. In a metal barrow, the combination of side bars,bound together and formed of a V shape at the front ends, a framebinding together the side bars, wheel axles on which the V shaped endsof the side bars rest, and a front plate secured to the side bars,substantially as described and shown and for the purpose set forth.

2. A metal barrow, comprising in combination, side bars having V shapedfront ends and handles, a frame binding together the side bars, a frontplate secured to the side bars, straps at the ends of the front platefor securing the latter to the side bars, an

axle secured to the V shaped front ends of my hand in the presence oftwo subscribing the side bars, staple devices for securing theWitnesses.

said V shaped front ends to the axle Wheels 7 I mounted on the axle, andguard pl ates se- 7 WILLIAM PATON 5 cured to the side bars over theWheels, sub- Witnesses: V

stantially as described and shown. ROBERT THOMSON,

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set A. S. WRAIGHTQ

